Artvin weather in February

In February, Artvin sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 131 mm of precipitation across 14.5 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 1°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Artvin's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Artvin's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 2°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: -5°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 131 mm; 14.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 6:17 AM – 4:38 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 8th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.08 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Artvin is central district and city in Artvin Province, Turkey.

Air quality: Good; PM10 23.5 µg/m³ · 2018

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 1°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical February day in Artvin reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Avg low (°C)	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	1	-6
2	1	-6
3	1	-6
4	1	-6
5	1	-6
6	1	-6
7	1	-6
8	1	-6
9	1	-6
10	1	-6
11	1	-6
12	2	-6
13	2	-6
14	2	-6
15	2	-5
16	2	-5
17	2	-5
18	2	-5
19	3	-5
20	3	-5
21	3	-4
22	3	-4
23	3	-4
24	4	-4
25	4	-4
26	4	-4
27	4	-3
28	4	-3

How February really feels in Artvin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Artvin weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	0° / -7°	154	15.6	14.9	9.4	0.0
Feb	2° / -5°	131	14.5	13.4	10.3	0.0
Mar	6° / -2°	159	17.4	12.8	11.7	0.5
Apr	12° / 2°	157	18	6.2	13.1	2.5
May	17° / 7°	205	20.8	0.7	14.3	4.2
Jun	21° / 11°	203	19.5	0	14.9	4.9
Jul	23° / 14°	224	20.8	0	14.7	5.0
Aug	23° / 15°	247	22.6	0	13.6	4.8
Sep	20° / 11°	220	17.3	0	12.3	5.3
Oct	16° / 6°	221	15.9	1.6	10.9	4.5
Nov	9° / -1°	168	13	6.9	9.7	1.7
Dec	2° / -5°	155	14.5	11.9	9.1	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	31	32	31	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	33	33	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	35	34
Cloudier (%)	69	68	69	68	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	67	67	66	66	66	65	66	66	66	66	66	65	66	65	65	65	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	32	68
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	35	65
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	34	66

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Artvin gets around 131 mm of rain and snow over 14.5 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 52% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	56	55	55	55	54	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	51	51	51
Snow chance (%)	54	54	54	53	52	52	51	50	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	42

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	56	54
2	55	54
3	55	54
4	55	53
5	54	52
6	53	52
7	53	51
8	52	50
9	52	50
10	52	50
11	52	49
12	52	49
13	51	49
14	51	48
15	51	48
16	51	48
17	51	47
18	51	47
19	51	46
20	51	46
21	51	45
22	52	45
23	52	44
24	52	44
25	52	43
26	51	43
27	51	42
28	51	42

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 4:21 PM to 4:54 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:07	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:58
Sunset (PM)	4:21	4:22	4:23	4:24	4:26	4:27	4:28	4:29	4:31	4:32	4:33	4:34	4:36	4:37	4:38	4:39	4:41	4:42	4:43	4:44	4:45	4:47	4:48	4:49	4:50	4:51	4:53	4:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	6:32	4:21
2	9.9	6:31	4:22
3	9.9	6:30	4:23
4	9.9	6:29	4:24
5	10.0	6:28	4:26
6	10.0	6:27	4:27
7	10.0	6:26	4:28
8	10.1	6:25	4:29
9	10.1	6:24	4:31
10	10.2	6:23	4:32
11	10.2	6:21	4:33
12	10.2	6:20	4:34
13	10.3	6:19	4:36
14	10.3	6:18	4:37
15	10.4	6:17	4:38
16	10.4	6:15	4:39
17	10.4	6:14	4:41
18	10.5	6:13	4:42
19	10.5	6:11	4:43
20	10.6	6:10	4:44
21	10.6	6:09	4:45
22	10.7	6:07	4:47
23	10.7	6:06	4:48
24	10.7	6:04	4:49
25	10.8	6:03	4:50
26	10.8	6:01	4:51
27	10.9	6:00	4:53
28	10.9	5:58	4:54

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.5	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.6	Moderate
4	2.6	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.9	Moderate
10	2.9	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	3.0	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.1	Moderate
16	3.1	Moderate
17	3.2	Moderate
18	3.2	Moderate
19	3.2	Moderate
20	3.3	Moderate
21	3.3	Moderate
22	3.4	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Artvin?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Artvin.

What to pack for Artvin in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Artvin sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Artvin in February

The nearest coast averages about 9°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 43 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Oct 21 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	10	9	9	11	17	22	25	26	25	21	17	13
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	10	Bracing
Feb	9	Bracing
Mar	9	Bracing
Apr	11	Bracing
May	17	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	13	Bracing

UV index in Artvin in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Artvin peaks around June 19 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	3	7	8	10	9	9	7	4	2	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Artvin in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Artvin is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	12	15	16	15	13	9	9	9	10	10	10
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	9	Good
Aug	9	Good
Sep	9	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Artvin?

Artvin sits at 41.2°N, 41.8°E, 517 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Hopa, 41 km away.

Topography around Artvin

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Artvin.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Artvin has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,353 m around an average of 700 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,635 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,871 m.

The land around Artvin is covered by trees (64%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (73%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,353 m

trees 64%

16 km

2,635 m

trees 73%

80 km

3,871 m

trees 42%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Artvin year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Hopa 41 km · Arhavi 47 km · Batumi 53 km · Ardeşen 71 km · Kobuleti 73 km · Oltu 73 km · Ardahan 74 km · Çayeli 93 km

Turkey travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 41% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $18,599; 2025
Happiness: 5.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 3.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 6.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 488
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Artvin (41.1816°, 41.8217°, elevation 517 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	1	-6
2	1	-6
3	1	-6
4	1	-6
5	1	-6
6	1	-6
7	1	-6
8	1	-6
9	1	-6
10	1	-6
11	1	-6
12	2	-6
13	2	-6
14	2	-6
15	2	-5
16	2	-5
17	2	-5
18	2	-5
19	3	-5
20	3	-5
21	3	-4
22	3	-4
23	3	-4
24	4	-4
25	4	-4
26	4	-4
27	4	-3
28	4	-3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	32	68
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	35	65
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	56	54
2	55	54
3	55	54
4	55	53
5	54	52
6	53	52
7	53	51
8	52	50
9	52	50
10	52	50
11	52	49
12	52	49
13	51	49
14	51	48
15	51	48
16	51	48
17	51	47
18	51	47
19	51	46
20	51	46
21	51	45
22	52	45
23	52	44
24	52	44
25	52	43
26	51	43
27	51	42
28	51	42

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	1	-6
2	1	-6
3	1	-6
4	1	-6
5	1	-6
6	1	-6
7	1	-6
8	1	-6
9	1	-6
10	1	-6
11	1	-6
12	2	-6
13	2	-6
14	2	-6
15	2	-5
16	2	-5
17	2	-5
18	2	-5
19	3	-5
20	3	-5
21	3	-4
22	3	-4
23	3	-4
24	4	-4
25	4	-4
26	4	-4
27	4	-3
28	4	-3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	32	68
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	35	65
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	56	54
2	55	54
3	55	54
4	55	53
5	54	52
6	53	52
7	53	51
8	52	50
9	52	50
10	52	50
11	52	49
12	52	49
13	51	49
14	51	48
15	51	48
16	51	48
17	51	47
18	51	47
19	51	46
20	51	46
21	51	45
22	52	45
23	52	44
24	52	44
25	52	43
26	51	43
27	51	42
28	51	42

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	1	-6
2	1	-6
3	1	-6
4	1	-6
5	1	-6
6	1	-6
7	1	-6
8	1	-6
9	1	-6
10	1	-6
11	1	-6
12	2	-6
13	2	-6
14	2	-6
15	2	-5
16	2	-5
17	2	-5
18	2	-5
19	3	-5
20	3	-5
21	3	-4
22	3	-4
23	3	-4
24	4	-4
25	4	-4
26	4	-4
27	4	-3
28	4	-3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	32	68
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	35	65
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	56	54
2	55	54
3	55	54
4	55	53
5	54	52
6	53	52
7	53	51
8	52	50
9	52	50
10	52	50
11	52	49
12	52	49
13	51	49
14	51	48
15	51	48
16	51	48
17	51	47
18	51	47
19	51	46
20	51	46
21	51	45
22	52	45
23	52	44
24	52	44
25	52	43
26	51	43
27	51	42
28	51	42

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100